Brien Thompson
Sponsorship Director

Brien Thompson is owner of Haystack Creative. Haystack Creative is a specialized search firm for combining staffing strategy with business strategy, focused on helping creative teams grow their businesses and talented professionals find their ideal placement. Our goal is to make contributions that elevate the overall value of design to business. Haystack Creative is focused on the Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City markets. Brien earned a BFA from Pacific Lutheran University and has been living and working in Seattle for the last 18 years. Brien has been actively involved in AIGA for the past 12 years as a non member, member, sponsor, event volunteer, and on the AIGA Board of Directors as Volunteer, Archivist and Sponsorship Director. As a board member, Brien is looking forward to our upcoming year. He believes attending, sponsoring and getting involved with AIGA events are great opportunities to interact, exchange ideas, and provide a meaningful connection with the local and national design community.

Brien has been on the planning committees of AIGA Design Camp, many of our holiday, and membership events as well as participated in Reality Check, LINK and Art With Heart. He currently serves on a number of educational advisory boards.

Brien’s other interests include: media & visual business trend, viral marketing, user experience, making, finding and reusing.